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I found primers, now can I use these?
DieHard4
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I am trying to learn reloading but parts and money are hard to come by right now. More so parts. So I am learning to start with 12 gauge. I'm partway through reading my shotshell reloading book. What I am seeing is very specific, such as if you have winchester hulls, you must also use winchester primers and wads.
Problem is I found CCI shotshell primers. Everything else continue to be out. I am not even aware of CCI having any shotshells, but I do have a good amount of Federal, Rio, and Winchester hulls for reloading. Question is, can I use CCI primers in non CCI hulls, or do I have to stick with the book and use components of the same brand in my hulls? I think it will be quite difficult if you can't change what you use in what you have available.
So my question I guess is, do you have to go 100% by the book or can you use different combinations of materials in a reloaded hull, such as a federal hull, CCI primer, winchester wads, etc?
Problem is I found CCI shotshell primers. Everything else continue to be out. I am not even aware of CCI having any shotshells, but I do have a good amount of Federal, Rio, and Winchester hulls for reloading. Question is, can I use CCI primers in non CCI hulls, or do I have to stick with the book and use components of the same brand in my hulls? I think it will be quite difficult if you can't change what you use in what you have available.
So my question I guess is, do you have to go 100% by the book or can you use different combinations of materials in a reloaded hull, such as a federal hull, CCI primer, winchester wads, etc?
Comments
Watch out for folks selling the old small primer size 157? instead of 209, not many hulls left that use the small ones.
Design a load using the components you have by looking at lots of load data info available on the net and asking questions on this forum (but don't take for gospel anything you hear, including this post). Stay on the low side of the load data, load a few and shoot them and see how they work. Learn what you have to watch for (signs of excess pressure, etc.) and work your way up 'til you find the load you like.
Have fun.
SS
on the CCI 209M. They will raise pressure in standard primer data loads. Otherwise, use the CCI 209 interchangeably with Win 209. Using primers of the same brand as your hulls is not a requirement.
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on the CCI 209M. They will raise pressure in standard primer data loads. Otherwise, use the CCI 209 interchangeably with Win 209. Using primers of the same brand as your hulls is not a requirement.
Sounds good. I only have CCI 209. Not intending to get 209M.
http://www.ramshot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ramshot_competition.pdf
http://www.accuratepowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/AccurateSSG2.1.pdf
http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/RecipeList.aspx?gauge=12>ypeid=3